Fire-screen.



PATENTED NOV. 21, 1905. R. A. WEBSTER & W. H. BARNES,

FIRE SCREEN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 7. 1904.

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No. 805,395. PATENTED NOV. 21, 1905.

HFBARNES.

FIRE SCREEN.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 7. 1904,

R. A. WEBSTER & W

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tion, showing a UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MINING CITY,

KENTUCKY.

FIRE-SCREEN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1905.

Application filed September 7,1904. Serial No. 223.605.

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Be it known that we,RIoHARD A.l/VEBSTER and WILLIAM H. BARNES, citizens of the United States, residing at Mining City, in the county of Butler, State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire-Screens and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to screens, and more particularly to firescreens, and has for its obj ect to provide a screen for use in connection with an open grate which will act as a guard to prevent the fire in the grate from falling out into the room and also to prevent the garments of persons standing near the grate from catching fire.

A further object is to provide a fire-screen which will be simple of construction and cheap of manufacture and which may be folded when not in use to occupy little space.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, and it will be understood that modifications of the specific construction shown may be made and any suitable materials may be used for the various parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a view illustrating the screen in perspective and showing it in use. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the screen folded. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view showing the wire hinge. Fig. 4 is a view of a modificadiiferent form of hinge. Fig. 5 is a view showing one of the blanks from which portions of the binding strips are formed. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view showing looped ends of the wire.

Referring now to the drawings, there is .shown a screen comprising a central portion 5, formed of a rectangular piece of wire fabric 6, having suitable metallic binding-strips 7 at its ends and a similar strip 8 at its lower edge. The ends of the vertical wires which go to make up the fabric of the screen project beyond the upper edge of the portion 5 and are connnected in pairs to form loops 9, and these loops are given a half-turn and extend at right angles to the remainder of the central portion. The binding-strips 7 are provided with tongues 8 at their outer edges adjacent to either end thereof. 'Ihese tongues are formed integral with the strips and are bent into the form of loops 10, which receive therein the ends of rods 11, the rods being exposed for a considerable distance between the loops, as shown.

A top portion 11 is provided which is constructed in substantially the same manner as the central portion 5. It consists of a piece of wire fabric equal in length to the central portion and having binding-strips 12 at three of its sides, the ends of its transverse wires projecting beyond the forward edge thereof and beingconnected in pairs to form loops 14, which are given a half-turn, as illustrated, and this top portion 11 is disposed with its loops 14 lying in the spaces between the loop 9 and in registration therewith for the reception of a rod 15, upon which the portions 5 and 11 are movable pivotally, so that the portion 11 may extend at an angle to the portion 5 or may be folded to lie thereagainst.

End portions 16 and 17 are provided,which are identical in construction, so that a description of one will suifice for both. Each consists of a piece of wire fabric 18, which is bound at three sides with suitable metallic strips 19, as shown, the forward edge of the fabric being left free, and at this edge the hori- Zontal wires 20 of the fabric extend outwardly and are connected in pairs to form loops 21, which are given a half-turn and with which is engaged one of the rods 11, the portions 16 and 17 being thus connected at their forward edges to the ends of the portion 5 for pivotal movement with respect thereto.

The upper edges 22 of the portions 16 and 17 extend upwardly at an angle from their forward edges, and when these portions are in operative position they extend rearwardly from the portion 5 with the ends of the portion 11 lying flush with their upper edges, and the portions 16 and 17 are provided with hooks 23 for engagement with eyes 24, carried by the portion 11, to hold the portions in operative position.

lVhen it is desired to fold the screen, the end portions 16 and 17 are folded inwardly to lie against the rearward face of the portion 5 and the portion 11 is folded outwardly and downwardly to lie against the forward face of the portion 5.

In Fig. 4 there is shown a modification in which the binding-strips of the several portions are provided with hinged members for cooperation with those of the portions to which they are attached and with pintles 25 to permit of movement of the portions with respect to each other, and in this form the binding-strips extend at all sides of the portions.

In Fig. 5 there is shown one of the blanks from which the end strips 7 of the portion 5 are formed. This blank consists of a rectangular strip 26, having laterally-extending projections 27 at one edge, and on a line with the sides of these projections the strip is cut inwardly through half its width. There are thus formed the tongues S, and the portions of the strips which lie between and outwardly of the tongues are bent along the central longitudinal axis of the strip to lie parallel with and spaced slightly from the remainder of the strip. The tongues 8 are now bent similarly to bring their free ends flush with the free edges of the spaced portions just referred to, which causes a portion of the tongue to extend beyond the opposite edges of the spaced portions to form the loops 10, referred to above.

What is claimed is 1. A fire-screen including a plurality of portions each formed of wire fabric, the strand-wires of each portion extending beyond the edge thereof and being connected in pairs to form loops, each loop being turned to lie in a plane at right angles from the portion from which it projects, the loops of one the loops, and pivot-rods disposed in said alining openings.

2. A lire-screen comprising a central portion and a top portion each formed of a piece of wire fabric bound at three sides, the wires of the fabric extending at their ends beyond theunbound edges thereof and being connected in pairs to form loops, said loops being turned to extend at right angles to the fabric, the loops of one portion being disposed in the spaces between those of the other portion and alining therewith, a rod engaged in the alining loops for pivotal movement of the two portions thereupon, rods carried by the ends of the central portion, and end portions each including a piece of wire fabric bound at three sides, the wires of the fabric extending beyond the unbound edges and being con neeted in pairs to form loops, said loops being given a half-turn, said end portions be ing disposed with their loops engaged by the rods of the central portion for movement of the end portions thereupon to lie at times against the central portion and at times to extend at an angle thereto.

In testimony whereof we afliX our signatures in presence of two witnesses RICHARD A. WEBSTER. WILLIAM H. BARNES. l/Vitnesses:

JNo. W. FRIZZELL, H. T. HARRELD. 

